ONLINE: Paul Blart 3: Blart of Darkness
Courtesy Alan Talaga
The cast of "Paul Blart 3: Blart of Darkness" during a Zoom rehearsal (clockwise from top left): Garrett Gilbertson, Alan Talaga, Heather Renken, Casem AbuLughod, Elizabeth Barthen, Rob Matsushita, Christie Taylor, Aarushi Agni, Casey Brown.
Although critics pooh-poohed the two movies starring Kevin James as a bumbling shopping mall security officer, the filmgoing public loved them. Now there’s a third installment, created by Alan Talaga (writer of "Off the Square" for Isthmus, and creator of The Dan Potacke Show) for Broom Street Theater. "I have never seen either of the Paul Blart movies and had to pick up the character through cultural osmosis," says Talaga in Michael Muckian's preview. Sounds like somebody better call security! Or, just watch the livestream play reading at Broom Street Theater's YouTube channel; donations will be split by the actors and Broom Street, which is currently raising funds for a new roof.
media release: This Black Friday, stay home from the mall. Have the mall come home to you. On November 27, at 8 PM, visionary writer Alan Talaga (that guy who wrote but didn’t draw a political cartoon) brings you a livestreamed reading of the greatest mall cop story ever told — Paul Blart 3: Blart of Darkness.
In this wonderfully layered and thought-provoking play script, Talaga presents a chilling vision of a post-apocalyptic future. In Paul Blart 3: Blart of Darkness, it has been ten years since the fall of civilization. In a desperate act of hope, one outpost will try to reboot trade and commerce by opening a shopping mall. But the forces of chaos and anarchy threaten the rebirth of society. To protect the mall — to protect the last hope for humanity — the citizens of the outpost must find and recruit the greatest mall cop of all time.
Paul Blart 3: Blart of Darkness was scheduled to open at Broom Street Theater in 2020. Then 2020 happened. But Talaga has seen the overwhelming demand that this show, somehow, must be shared with the masses. So, on Black Friday, the ultimate shopping day, he will finally share his mall epic with you. Besides, COVID is really, really bad right now, please stay home and watch this show.
The show will be livestreamed on Nov 27, at 8 PM Central via Broom Street Theatre’s YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/paulblart3
A stellar cast of actors, spread across four states but joined together by technology, have been assembled to bring Paul Blart 3: Blart of Darkness to life.
Heather Renken - Administrator Wright
Elizabeth Barthen - Aurora
Aarushi Agni - Chloe
Casem AbuLughod - Booker Walden
Rob Matsushita - Magnificent Tyrant Ferocious
Casey Brown - General Skullblood
Christie Taylor - Commander Wrathfist
And Garrett Gilbertson as The Musician
Like many Broom Street Theater shows, Paul Blart 3: Blart of Darkness is pay what you want. Half of the money will be donated to Broom Street Theater, half of the money will be divided amongst the cast.
Donations accepted via -
Venmo: https://venmo.com/Alan-Talaga
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/potacke
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